By PETER M. BOWERS. This is a classic Of Wings & Things from the 1980s. GAN will continue to run the late Mr. Bowers’ column for the enjoyment of his readers. One of the major decisions for any airplane designer is powerplant. Sometimes the choice is made for the designer when the customer who ordered […]
Buy FAA charts online
The FAA’s National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO) has launched its online ordering service for aeronautical charts, flight publications, and digital products. U.S. nautical charts produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and worldwide aeronautical and hydrographic charts and publications produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) also can be purchased through this service. […]
Micro AeroDynamics offers VG kits for more than 500 aircraft models
Micro AeroDynamics has crossed the 500 mark in the number of aircraft models eligible for installation. Since the company was founded in 1989, Micro AeroDynamics has shipped more than 5,000 VG kits to aircraft owners all over the world. In all cases, the stall speed is lowered and slow speed handling of the aircraft is […]
Weldcraft’s Super Cool 18 TIG Torch eliminates overheating
To eliminate overheating associated with 18 series 350 ampere water-cooled torches, Weldcraft introduces its Super Cool 18 TIG torch. The torch operates up to 400 amps and features a patented water-cooling chamber design to provide full-flow water cooling that prevents it from overheating. The addition of a stubby collet body adjacent to the water chamber […]
Garmin GDL-69A now available for DA40
Now pilots of Diamond Star DA40-180s can get real time weather enroute thanks to the Garmin GDL-69A. The unit receives XMTM satellite signals to deliver weather information to the G1000 high-resolution displays. Pilots can now access METARS, TAFs, TFRs, winds aloft, echo tops, surface precipitation type, lightning, AIRMETs, SIGMETS and more. The receiver also provides […]
Airshares open in Tampa
AirShares Elite, a GA fractional ownership company with aircraft based in Atlanta, New York, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Birmingham, and Ft. Lauderdale, has added an operation in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. The company has based Cirrus SR22s at St. Petersburg-Clearwater (KPIE), Sarasota-Bradenton (KSRQ) and Vandenberg (KVDF) airports. “We like to have […]
Plane Power’s new alternators receive PMA approval
Plane Power, Ltd. has received FAA PMA certification for a new line of lightweight, high-output, belt-driven alternators. Each alternator was designed, tested and certified specifically for aircraft applications. “This was no simple task,” says Stephen Klodd, general manager of Plane Power, Ltd. “Apparently, the FAA has not issued PMA certification for a new piston engine […]
Bogert Aviation addresses corrosion issues in aging aircraft
Customer concerns led Bogert Aviation to address corrosion problems found in aging Piper metal slope-top battery boxes. At the same time, the company provided a solution for aircraft with plastic style boxes that are prone to broken vent tubes, warped lids and cracking. Bogert’s battery box, just awarded an STC from the FAA, is a […]
All Weather, Inc/’s AWOS Freezing Rain Sensor receives FAA approval
All Weather, Inc., which manufactures weather information systems and meteorological sensors, has received FAA approval for its Model 6495 Freezing Rain Sensor. The sensor detects the presence of icing conditions at temperatures as low as 0?C. The unit senses an occurrence of freezing rain by the change in the probe tip’s oscillating frequency. Changes are […]